USC quarterback Matt Barkley wins Wuerffel Trophy

USC quarterback Matt Barkley won the Wuerffel Trophy, which goes to the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement."

Barkley said he "did not expect" to win.

"This is amazing," he said. "(Former Florida quarterback) Danny Wuerffel is a guy who has represented college football as well as it can be represented. I've seen the list of the past winners and there are some phenomenal guys there. To be mentioned in the same breath with those guys, that's awesome."

Barkley was in New York City on Tuesday night to accept a scholar-athlete award from the National Football Foundation.

Barkley caused a controversy in New York on Monday when he told radio host Dan Patrick that USC's offense focused too much on wide receiver Marqise Lee.

"At times though we focused too much on him as a team and we took away from other great playmakers like Robert (Woods) and our tight ends who were phenomenal players to where defenses saw that and kind of overcrowded Marqise," Barkley said. "He still managed to make plays. I think we could have done a better job of utilizing other players."